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A. 1). MILLER. SAFE ALARM.

No. 415,413. Patented Nov. 19, 1889.

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AARON I). MILLER, 01 EVANSYILLE, INDIANA.

SAFE-ALARM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,413, dated November19, 1889. i

Application filed-August 9, 1889. Serial No. 320,242. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, AARON D. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Evansville, in the county of V anderburg and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements inSafe-Alarms; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to improvements in alarms for safe-doors anddrawers or the like, and the novelty will be fully understood from thefollowing description and claims, when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front view of a safe withthe doors removed and my improvements applied. Fig. 2 is an invertedplan view of my improved device with the bell or gong removed, and Fig.3 is a side elevation with the gong in position and in section. Fig. 4.is a view in perspective of the lever E, showing roller 2'.

Referring by letter to the said drawings, A indicates a plate,preferably of metal, and may be of any suitable shape. This plate isprovided on its under side with a central depending post a, to the outerend of which is secured the gong B. Arranged at one side of this post aand depending from the plate A is a post b, to which the handle or armof the ham mer. C is secured. This hammer-arm is preferably composed ofspring-wire, and is coiled around the post I) in the form of a springhaving its opposite or free end (Z engaging a post 6, which serves as astop.

D indicates a vertically-depending post arranged on the under side ofthe plate A and upon which is journaled a lever E. This lever has an armf, adapted to be engaged by a trigger which will be presently explained,and the said lever is also provided with an arm g, engaged by the arm ofthe spring-actuated hammer. Said lever is furthermore provided with astop 6, adapted to be engaged by the arm of said hammer at each strokeof the gong.

the trigger or lug on the slide-bar,l1ereinafter referred to.

F indicates a slide-bar, which is provided at suitable points withelongated slots 72., whereby the said bar is movably held to the underside of the plate A by means of screws it, or other suitable holdingdevices. This slide-bar, which has its forward end projectingsufficientlyfrom the forward end of the main plate, is backed by aspring.

In the present illustration I have illustrated a spring for throwing theslide-bar forwardly, which is composed of a wire II. This wire is coiledaround the post I with one end stopped by the post or lug e and itsopposite end bearing against the rear end of the slide-bar F. It isobvious that other forms of spring may be employed, although the one Ihave shown is preferred, it being simply necessary to have a springwhich will normally hold the slide-bar F in an advanced position. Thisslide-bar is provided with a trigger or lug G, arranged at a point toengage the beveled arm fof the lever E when the former has beenreciprocated or moved in either direction.

L indicates a bracket, which is provided with one or more elongatedslots at its rear end, and is adjustably held to the forward end of themain plate by means of screws l or other fastening devices. Thisbracket, by means of the elongated slots and fasteningscrews, isrendered longitudinally adjustable, and is provided near its forward endwith a vertical flange m, having an aperture for the reception of ascrew or the like, whereby it may be fastened in position upon a draweror other article.

M indicates a lateral arm, which may be composed of metal or othersuitable material. This arm has its inner end arranged in an aperture inthe lever E, as shown,and is adjustably held therein by means of aset-screw n. This lateral arm is designed to operate the alarm by theopening or closing of a drawer.

In operation the plate A is secured to the under side of the shelf orother part of asafe by passing screws or other devices through theapertures N and also the aperture in the forward end of the bracket L,the latter being adjusted to suit the article to which the device is tobe attached. The drawer in connection with which this device is to beoperated should have means of engaging the arm M, so as to manipulatethe alarm. The drawer may have a lug, or it may be slotted to receivethe arm M; or any other construction may be employed, according to thefancy of the user. hen the plate and its bracket have thus been securedwithin a safe, the arm or bar F will lie in a position to be engaged bythe inner side of a door of the safe. Thus when the door has been closedthe slide-bar F will be pushedinwardly, compressing the spring H. Nowwhen the door has been opened, the slidebar shooting forwardly by theaction of the spring, its trigger G will be brought to engage and movethe leverE upon its pivot, and as the trigger disengages from thebeveled arm f of the lever the arms 9 and i, through the medium of thespring-arm of thehammer, will cause an alarm to be given. It will alsobe observed that by moving the arm M either forwardly or backwardl'y thelever will be similarly acted upon and consequently the hammer of thegong, thereby giving an alarm at the opening and closing of themoneydrawer as Well as at the opening and closing of the safe-door, andit will be readily seen 1 that while the drawer-alarm or mechanism foroperating the same will serve independent of the mechanism for operatingthe alarm when the door has been opened, yet both of these devicesare soconnected that they maybe worked in conjunction with each other and atthe same time.

While I have shown and described my invention as applied to a safe andone of its drawers, yet I do not wish to be confined to such applicationof its use, as it is obvious that it may be employed upon doors ofvarious kinds and drawers of various articles of furniture. Furthermore,I provide the lever E with a friction-roller 'r in a recess or seat inthe point of the arm 9, which roller engages the arm of thespring-actuated hammer and permits the latter to work more readily andeasily.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1'. In an alarm forsafe-doors and drawers,

carrying a trigger or lug, a spring backing the slide-bar and coiledaround the post, a lever having one arm adapted to engage the trigger,and two stops or arms adapted to engage the arm of a hammer, an apertureto receive an arm, a set-screw passing into said aperture, an armarranged in the aperture and adapted to be engaged by a drawer, and alongitudinally-adjustable bracket secured to the main plate,substantially as specified.

2. In a safe-alarm, the combination, with the mainplate, of the leverjournaled on the under side thereof and having a beveled arm f adaptedto engage a trigger, and the two arms g and 1', adapted to engage thearm of the hammer, a gong having a spring-actuated hammer limited by themovements of the trigger-lever, and a slide-bar carrying a trigger,substantially as specified.

3. The combinationnvith the main plate, of a slide-bar carrying atrigger and held forward by the action of a spring, a pivoted leverhaving a beveled arm f adapted to engage a trigger on the slide-bar, andhaving arms g and z for limiting the movement of' a spring-actuatedhammer and a gong, substantially as specified.

4. The combination, with the main plate, of

i a slide-bar adapted-t0 be engaged by a safedoor and moved thereby, aspring engaging one end of a slide-bar so as to keep its opposite endadvanced, a trigger on the slide-bar, I a gong, a spring-pressed hammer,and a pivoted lever having a beveled arm adapted to be engaged by thetrigger of the slide-bar, and two arms. adapted to alternately move andlimit the movements of the spring-actuated hammer, substantially asspecified.

5. The combination, with the main plate, of a gong secured thereto, apivoted lever having two. arms adapted to alternately move and limit themovements of the hammer of the gong, and a laterally-adjustable armsecured to the lever, substantially as specified,

6. The combination, with. the alarm mechanism, of thelever E, providedwith a frictionroller 1' in a recess in its arm, and the hammer-armengaging said friction-roller, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of witnesses.

AARON D. MILLER.

WVitnesses:

GEORGE .I. I-IERTH, A. H. SCHROEDER, A. D. MILLER, Jr.

